Museum of Neon Art Exhibition, 1999

Reverend Al of LA Cacophony Society looks at seven years of the Man (photo by Rich Gonsalves)

To demonstrate the uniquely compelling and powerful presence of neon on the playa, various neon installations and signage, as well as photographs, were displayed in MONA’s galleries and in its Olympic Boulevard windows. Featured neon artists were Jerry Matheny, Dan Clarke, Jeff Johnson, Nicholas Raddell, Woodpussy, and Steve Yonkman. Also shown were stamps from the Burning Man Post Office by James Kline and Terry Ferrer, an acrylic painting by Troy Van Berry, and photographs by Barb Traub, George Post, Austin Granger, and Margot Duane. Historic materials included Louis Brill’s article “AfterGlow” from Signs of the Times and photographs of early neon art by John Law, Vince Koloski, Chris Radcliffe and Tom Wray.

Neon halo on the Doggie Diner Head, 1994 (Photo by John Law)Painting by Troy Van Berry (photo by Rich Gonsalves)Neon shots by Barb Traub (photo by Rich Gonsalves)Seven years of the Man’s neon, 1992-1998 (photo by Rich Gonsalves)Opening night with Dan Clarke’s scale model of the man (photo by Rich Gonsalves)Scale model of the man by Dan Clarke (photo by Rich Gonsalves)